CBS Los Angeles: West Hollywood Democrats Defund Police, Hire Unarmed Security Guards Instead

HARVEY Lots of talk ░░░░░░░░ the past few years ░░░░░░░░ defunding the police Tonight ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood has done it ░░░░░░░░ to reduce the number ░░░░░░░░ armed deputies and using ░░░░░░░░ money it saved to ░░░░░░░░ unarmed security patrols KCAL ░░░░░░░░ s Laurie Perez is ░░░░░░░░ in West Hollywood to ░░░░░░░░ us in Laurie PEREZ ░░░░░░░░ Pat it was a ░░░░░░░░ vote and quite a ░░░░░░░░ The city council actually ░░░░░░░░ into budget negotiations on ░░░░░░░░ with a proposal to ░░░░░░░░ a deputy but by ░░░░░░░░ end of the meeting ░░░░░░░░ had approved a budget ░░░░░░░░ cut funding for five ░░░░░░░░ and instead hire 30 ░░░░░░░░ security guards Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ voice over A fatal ░░░░░░░░ at an upscale apartment ░░░░░░░░ a terrifying follow home ░░░░░░░░ blatant street robbery West ░░░░░░░░ has seen a spike ░░░░░░░░ crime over the last ░░░░░░░░ which is why a ░░░░░░░░ to cut funding for ░░░░░░░░ deputies over the next ░░░░░░░░ caught many by surprise ░░░░░░░░ the city s mayor ░░░░░░░░ Sheriffs have one role ░░░░░░░░ the unarmed security ambassadors ░░░░░░░░ another role The truth ░░░░░░░░ the matter is if ░░░░░░░░ is a criminal out ░░░░░░░░ they cannot arrest a ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ are unarmed so they ░░░░░░░░ t even defend themselves ░░░░░░░░ they just don t ░░░░░░░░ deputy.”